Sifter.



R. W. FOSTER. METER. APPLICATION EILED DBG. 3, 1913.

1,118,927. Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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REUBEN W. FOSTER, OF MANKATO, MINNESOTA.

SIFTER.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known .that I, `REUBEN W. FOSTER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Mankato, in the county ofBlue Earthand State of lVIinnesota, have'invented certain `new anduseful Improvements in Sifters, of

`which theV following is a specification.

VMy invention relates to improvements 1n sifters designed particularlyfor sifting Hour, its object being to provide a `simple `and efficientdevice provided with sifting mechanism actuatable by the holding hand.

To this end the invention consists in the features of construction,combination, and arrangement ofv parts hereinafter' described andclaimed. v

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciiication,` Figurel is a top View of my improved device; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame; and Fig. 3 is a v `section on line -ac of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a receptacle of suitable shapeprovided with a screen bottom `2. Supported upon the rear of thereceptacle by top and bottom straps 3 and 4 is the upright handle',preferably rearwardly inclined toward its lower end as shown. Havingpivotalsupport 6 in the upper'end of the handle and extending downwardlyin theslot 7 in the front of thehandle is a bar 8. An agitator part v 9,formedof a single piece of wire, extends inwardly-from the lower end ofthe bar 8 `through an opening `in the bottom of the the wire 9 upwardlyaround the pivot 6 and.

then downwardly along therear wall of the l'handle to constitute aspring portion 10.

In order lto discharge the matter being sift- Goliies of this ptentmaybe obtained for Specification of Letters Patent.V

Application filed December 3, 1913. serial No: 804,382.

ed in a restricted streamI preferably provide an outlet funnel lladapted tobe movably supported upon the lower end of the receptacle bymeans of pins l2 carried by the receptacle projecting into slots 18 inthe upwardly extending sidey let `of the funnel. Vhile I have shown thebar 8 pivotally supported at its upper end in a slot in the front of thehandle it may be otherwise supported 1n yconnection with the handle tohe susceptible of a. similar reciprocatory movenient.

In use, with the receptacley lilled with flour` and being held by thehandle in the users hand the fingers will rest upon the bar 8 making .lit particularly easy' to re ciprocate the `bar and with it the agitator,working the flour through the openworl bottom of the receptacle.

` I claim as my invention:

A` sifter ofthe class described comprislng a receptacle provided withlan openwork bottom, a side hollow handle supported on said receptacleand spaced therefrom,

a bar pivotally supported at its upper end in a vertical slot in thefront of said handle, said handle and bar being formed with normallyoverlapping side flanges, a spring 'interposed between said bar andhandle and normally holding the lower end ofthe bar pushed forwardly,

and an agitator device supported by the lower end of said bary andextending. slidably through the adjacent wall of the receptacle, theouter end of ysaid device stand-v ing above the perforated bottom ofsaid receptacle. Y

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.`v

REUBEN wrosrnn.

Witnesses;

H. S.y JOHNSON, I-I. SwANsoN.

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